This episode is about being both parts of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and Fire Service Culture and how the way that we choose to speak to or about people affects everything.
We sit down with Brooke Meredith, a Queer Non-Binary Firefighter in the Bay Area in California, and talk about her experience in the fire service.
Brooke’s pronouns are they/them/ theirs.
They grew up in a small town in Northern California and went to UC Berkeley on a track scholarship. From there they Competed as a heptathlete. 2 time NCAA Div 1 All-American and competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials. Member of 2 USA Track and Field teams. Brooke Graduated from Cal in 2005. Brooke started as a wildland firefighter for Cal Fire in Mendocino County and then was an EMT on an ambulance in Alameda County for 5 years before joining a local fire department as a firefighter. They work at one of the busiest single houses in the area.
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The Daily: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736
This American Life: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/
Audio Books Mentioned In This Episode:
Atomic Habits
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